gHacks technology news » microsoft update http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:12:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Offline Update 6 Adds Linux Support http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/24/offline-update-6-adds-linux-support/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/24/offline-update-6-adds-linux-support/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 22:48:38 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/24/offline-update-6-adds-linux-support/ microsoft windowsOffline Update is a software program that can be used to download all available updates for various Microsoft operating systems and Office suites. New features of version 6 are the option to download all available updates running Linux which might come in handy for some system administrators who work with Linux and Windows computer systems. The new version contains additions like the inclusion of Office 2007 Service Pack 2 but also several bug fixes.

The portable software program will display a list of supported operating systems (Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008) and dozens of supported languages.

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A second tab contains the same options for Microsoft’s Office suites (Office 2000, Office XP, Office 2003 and Office 2007). Below that selection are several additional options that include the following:

  • Excluding Service Packs
  • Verifying downloads
  • Including the .net Framework 3.5 SP1
  • ISO image creation per selected product and language or per selected language
  • Copying updates to USB

Offline Update can be downloaded directly from the (German) homepage of the software developer. The software itself uses an English language interface.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/24/offline-update-6-adds-linux-support/feed/ 3 Microsoft Security Updates April 2009 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/15/microsoft-security-updates-april-2009/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/15/microsoft-security-updates-april-2009/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:25:15 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/15/microsoft-security-updates-april-2009/ microsoftMicrosoft releases security bulletins once a month that outline new security updates and patches for Microsoft products. The security updates for April 2009 list a total of eight vulnerabilities for various Microsoft applications including Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. Six of the eight patches affect various Microsoft operating systems. Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 face three critical, two important and one moderate security vulnerability while Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 bring it to two critical, one important and one moderate vulnerability. Below is a list of links that point to all eight Microsoft Security Bulletins. These bulletins contain extensive information about the vulnerabilities including the systems affected.

  • Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Cause Remote Code Execution (968557)
  • Vulnerabilities in WordPad and Office Text Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (960477)
  • Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (961373)
  • Vulnerabilities in Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (959454)
  • Vulnerabilities in Windows HTTP Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (960803)
  • Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (963027)
  • Blended Threat Vulnerability in SearchPath Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (959426)
  • Vulnerabilities in Microsoft ISA Server and Forefront Threat Management Gateway (Medium Business Edition) Could Cause Denial of Service (961759)

The easiest way to update is by visiting Windows Update or Microsoft Update. Please read our Windows Update Fix article if Windows Update is not working properly on your computer system. Alternatives are so called offline updates like Offline Update, Autopatcher or Update Windows Without Microsoft.

It is recommended to update the computer system as soon as possible to close the vulnerabilities.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/15/microsoft-security-updates-april-2009/feed/ 2 January 2009 Microsoft Security Bulletin http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/14/january-2009-microsoft-security-bulletin/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/14/january-2009-microsoft-security-bulletin/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:49:13 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9886 Microsoft has the habit of releasing security patches on one Tuesday each month. Time critical patches can be delivered out of schedule but that did not happen that often in the past. Only one security bulletin has been released on the patch Tuesday in January 2009. Security Bullein MS09-001 has been rated critical for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 respectively moderate for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

The security bulletin resolves three vulnerabilities in Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol which could allow remote code execution on affected systems. An attacker could run programs, create new user accounts and view, change or delete data on the computer system. It is interesting to note that Windows 7 is affected as well even though it is not mentioned in the security bulletin.

The security vulnerability would be rated as moderate for the upcoming operating system which is why Microsoft will not provide a patch at the current time (They chose to only patch critical security vulnerabilities immediately). A patch will be released with the next public release of Windows 7.

Patches can be applied as usual through the various official update channels.

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